Curtain rod bracket



June 19, 195] A, GEHRET 2,557,425

CURTIN ROD BRACKET Filed April 26, 1946 ,erro/mfr Patented June 19',r 1951 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE CURTAIN ROD BRACKET Ferdinand A. Gehret, Dayton, Ohio Application April 26, 1946, Serial No. 665,228

ZClaims. l

This invention relates to improvements in brackets for supporting curtain rods and has for its object to provide a bracket for supporting a curtain rod attached to the lower end of the curtain such as that usually found in connection with doors.

It is particularly the object of this invention to provide a bracket the main body of which is composed of a tubular member having ends reduced to form a flat attaching instrumentality by which the Whole bracket may be attached to a door.

It is also the object of this invention to provide a curtain bracket having a substantially round body with a curtain rod holding clip attached thereto in such a manner that it may be placed longitudinally on the body to provide the proper and required tension to the curtain.

It is particularly the object of this invention to provide, in connection with a curtain rod holding bracket, a clip member formed of a single piece of material adapted to be fitted around the body of the bracket and provided With facilities thereon for receiving and supporting curtain rods having various shaped ends.

These and other objects and advantages will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, in which:

Figure l shows the lower part of a door with a glass therein to which the bracket is attached.

Figure 2 shows a front elevation of the body part of the bracket.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the bracket showing adjustable clip member thereon.

Figure 4 is a flat piece oi material showing the clip member before it is shaped to cooperate with the body member.

Figure 5 is a sectional view of the body member that is rectangular in shape with a clip member formed to iit thereon.

Figure 6 shows a part of a curtain rod With the end thereof formed to nt into the clip adjustably mounted on the body.

The numeral i is used to designate a door which has thereon a curtain 2 adapted to fit over a glass part 3 of the door. In the lower end of the curtain is a rod 4 adapted to be supported by a bracket 5 in such a vvay as to give to the curtain a certain amount of tension whereby wrinkles are removed from the curtain. The bracket is composed of a body member 1 in the form of a tube with its ends flattened and pressed to one side as indicated by the numeral 5 to form supporting lugs or ears. This body mem- 2 ber l may be round as shown in Figures 2 and 3 or it may be rectangular as shown in Figure 5.

In the ilat end 6 are holes ila through Which screws 8 pass for the purpose of fastening the body member to the door.

In Figure 4 there is shown a strap 9 which has in each end adjacent one lateral edge thereof of slot IQ. Adjacent each end or the strap member 9 and in the other lateral edge of said member is a key-hole-shaped slot II. This strap is bent at its center to form a loop I2 to t around the body l and the ends are brought near each other and in parallel relationship with each other to form spaced parallel arms, as indicated in Figures 3 and 5. This strap forms a clip which is frictionally and adjustably mounted on the body 7. The central part of the strap is either formed round to fit the body 'l or rectangular to fit the body shown in Figure 5. The slots I@ in the strap 9, after it has been fitted around the body l, are in alignment with each other. The same thing is true in regard to the keyhole slots II. The parallel parts of the strap 9 are indicated by the numeral I3.

Figure 5 shows a slightly modified form of body member. In this form the body member I4 is rectangular in shape and that part of the strap which engages the body member is rectangular as is indicated by the numeral I5. The parallel ends of thestrap are indicated by the numeral I6 and are spaced from each other slightly as indicated in Figure 5.

In Figure 6 there is shown a form of rod I'I. This rod is round with its ends llattened as indicated by the numeral I8. In the flattened end of the rod I8 is a pin I9. This pin extends from each side of the part I8 and has a head on each end for the purpose of holding the rod in the clip such as that shown in Figure 3. This pin may t in the slots I6 for the purpose of preventing the up and down movement of the rod if the flat part IB of the rod Il' is inserted into the slight space between the ends.

When the :dat end I8 of the rod Il is inserted into the space between the parallel ends of the clip, the pins I9 may either fit in the slots or into the keyhole slots II. The ilat ends I8 of the curtain rod may iit in the slots I0. In this case the pins I9 will be located in the space between the parallel ends of the clip. In this position the pins will prevent the longitudinal movement of the rod Il. The key-hole slots will even accommodate rods having round ends and adequately support said rod.

It is understood that the strap 9 used in connection with the body l may be adjusted lengthwise of the body or it may be so tted on the body that the keyhole slot may be toward either end of the body. A bracket of this form may be used to hold a curtain rod substantially close to the door or it may be used to support the curtain slightly away from the door as shown in Figure 3.

The parts I3 may be pressed together and forced into the end of a suitably shaped rod for supporting' and holding the rod. When thus used the resiliency of the parts I3 tend to hold the rod and the rod tends to hold the parts I3 together so as to clamp the body member The prongs 29 formed by the keyhole slots l! may be used for holding the ends of a cord passing through the lower end of the curtain.

What I claim is:

l. In a curtain rod bracket, a tubular body member having its ends attened and bent to one side to form ears by which the body may be attached to the door, a clip member attached to the body and adapted to move up and down thereon, said clip member having an annular loop partly surrounding the body and outwardly extending arms parallel to and spaced from each other, each arm having therein a horizontal slot and a rod formed to t between the arms and pins on the rod adapted to t in the slots.

2. In a curtain rod bracket, a cylindrical body .4 member having its ends flattened and pressed to one side to form ears by which the body may be attached to a door, a clip member attached to the body, said clip member having an integral loop part iitting substantially around the body and arms extending from the loop part parallel to each other and spaced apart to receive a curtain rod, each arm having therein a slot for the reception of a curtain rod or pins.

FERDINAND A. GEHRET.

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